John Ripton: grew up in Central Maine. His poems have appeared in literary journals in the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Australia, including The Literary Review, Paterson Literary Review, Berkeley Poetry Review, Long Shot, International Haiku Magazine, Paper Wasp and Chrysanthemum. He regularly writes political essays for newspapers and magazines and articles for professional journals.

Bruce Pratt: is the author of the novel The Serpents of Blissfull, Boreal: Poems, The Trash Detail: Stories, and poetry chapbook, Forms and Shades. His writings have appeared in several dozen magazines, reviews, and journals in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Wales. He edits American Fiction.

Mary Paulson: her writing has appeared in multiple publications, most recently in Sparks of Calliope, The Pomegranate London, Vita Brevis’ Poetry Anthology IV, Hares Paw, VAINE Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, Fevers of the Mind, and The Gyroscope Review. Her debut chapbook, Paint the Window Open was published by Kelsey Publishing in 2021. She lives in Naples, Florida.

Bruce Parker: holds a BA in History from the University of Maryland Far East Division, Okinawa, Japan, and an MA in Secondary Education from the University of New Mexico. He has worked as an ESL teacher, technical editor, and translator. His work has appeared in The Inflectionist Review, Pif, Blue Unicorn, The Hamilton Stone Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Portland, Oregon and published a chapbook, Ramadan in Summer, in 2022, from Finishing Line Press.